Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Junie B., First Grader - Aloha-ha-ha! by: Barbara Park

Genre: Fiction

Publisher: Random House
Copyright Date: 2006
Number of Pages: 119
Reading Level: 4-8

Summary:

This Junie B. Jones is when Junie gets to go to Hawaii. For show and tell one day in class she announces to her class that her parents are taking her to Hawaii for a week! She is so excited! Mr. Scary gives her a camera to take with her and gives her the assignment of making the class' first official photojournal!

She gets to fly on an airplane for the first time. While in the air she finds out that there are grumpy ladies in front of her and behind her. While getting her picture taken on the plane she amkes both ladies mad and so they are both in the picture.

Once in Hawaii she gets to go swimming and snorkeling! Her parents buy her a float tube in the shape of a parot even though she knows how to swim already. The parot tube is too tight ans so she wears it deflated.

Over the course of her vacation she gets discouraged because she isn't getting good pictures. Then her parents take her on a boring old person nature tour. But that is where she has the most fun. She puts flowers in her hair and a little baby bird, thinking she is a giant flower, lands on her head. She gets a picture of it.

In the end, her journal turns out great and she is excited to share about her experience in Hawaii when she gets back to Room One.




Who would benefit from readnig this book/Who would I recommend this book to?
This is a cute book that little kids would enjoy. It is a good book to read outloud to a class.

What problems/conflicts could this book potentially cause?
none




My reaction:
The Junie B. Jones books are so cute. I love reading about her adventures and this one was no different. She makes me laugh. I like the way the author talks from Junie's point of view, it makes the book so fresh and creative.

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